Where does “Laserdrucker” come from?
Laserdrucker (German) comes from German Drucker, from German drücken, from Middle High German drücken, from Old High German drucchen, from Proto-West Germanic þrukkijan, from Proto-Germanic þrukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — boundary, end.
Laserdrucker (German): laser printer computer printer
Definitions
- laser printer computer printer
Ancestry of “Laserdrucker”, step by step
Laserdrucker traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Drucker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Drucker | agent noun of drucken; printer; printer |
| 2 | German | drücken | to press; to push; to squeeze; to hug; to shirk;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | drücken | — |
| 4 | Old High German | drucchen | to press |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þrukkijan | to press |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þrukkijaną | to press on; to crowd |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 8 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 9 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |
via English laser printer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | laser printer | A computer printer that uses a laser beam to... |
via German Laser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Laser | laser beam of light |